Hi,
a few years ago I invented this method to coil the ropes I use for shibari. (it’s the first techinque I show in the video).
https://vimeo.com/35857397
The main aspects of coiling rope for shibari are the following:
- ropes are doubled
- you have to be able to find the mid point immediately
- the coild doesn’t have to accidentally unravel in the rope bag
The added bonus points of these technique are the following:
- allows rope twist to be fixed while coiling (since you start from the middle toward the free knotted ends… you can simply shake the rope and let the kinks “move” toward the free ends)
- when you unravel it, you hold both ends
- it can be undone while you hold the previous rope with one hand (shibari uses ropes with knotted ends that are joined “on the fly” creating a larks head with the new rope just before the knotted ends)
- it can be easily undone even in the dark or low light (ie during shows/performances) as you can “feel” the shape with your hands… finding the longer loop at the bottom which is the middle point and the knotted ends and just pulling them
I don’t know if that technique as been invented by someone else before and I just “accidentally” re-discovered it, but I would like to have your opinion about it and, eventually, learn even better techniques.
One thing I don’t say in the video is that you can also add a final step (ie. for better preventing accidental unravelling) by passing the knotted ends into the loop at the top of the coil (creating a sort of munter hitch).